{"id":1915,"date":"2021-01-22T10:07:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/?page_id=1915"},"modified":"2021-01-26T10:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T10:56:01","slug":"foundation-trainees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/doctors-in-training\/foundation-trainees\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Trainees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Foundation Programme is a structured two-year training programme for trainee Doctors who have just graduated from medical school.&nbsp; The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmc-uk.org\/education\/postgraduate\/foundation_programme.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Medical Council<\/a>&nbsp;(GMC) influences and shapes this training through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk\/foundation-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Education North West<\/a>&nbsp;(HENW), who works with local NHS Trusts to deliver their individual educational programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfwh.nhs.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackpool Teaching Hospitals<\/a>, we combine curriculum-mapped teaching with hands-on clinical experience, with our Foundation Trainees responsible for caring for patients under the supervision of more experienced Doctors and other healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/01\/20190820_115817-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/01\/20190820_115817-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/01\/20190820_115817-1-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/01\/20190820_115817-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Programme is purposefully designed to provide Trainees with experience in a range of different areas of medicine, to prepare them for choosing a career path at the end of the two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainees may then focus upon Specialty training within a hospital setting, or opt to work in the community as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/blackpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GP trainee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nhsblocks-quote1 nhsuk-inset-text\"><span class=\"nhsuk-u-visually-hidden\">Quote \/ Testimonial: <\/span><div class=\"nhsuk-inset-text__quote\"><p><em>\u201cYou couldn\u2019t find a better place to work and prepare for this (career) than at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. 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